Job Description

We are seeking an enthusiastic leader to create an exciting & challenging experience for children with special needs. Help prepare young children for meaningful lives by teaching cognitive, social-emotional and motor skills throughout the day. Join our culture of patient-centered care.

Kids Unlimited Learning Academy (KULA) is an early intervention day treatment clinic for children with special needs. Once children are referred to KULA by their primary care physicians, they must receive a developmental screening. Then, they may be scheduled for therapy evaluations at KULA or bring recent therapy evaluation reports done elsewhere. To receive Early Intervention Day Treatment habilitation services, a child must have a documented developmental disability or delay, as shown on the results of an annual comprehensive developmental evaluation and qualify for at least one therapy service. Those services include (but are not limited to) fine motor delays, sensory disorders, gross motor delays, speech-language delays, hearing disorders, feeding disorders, developmental delays, cognitive delays and medical needs.

Children are placed in treatment rooms based on their developmental needs and ages. Our treatment rooms are adequately staffed with teachers and teachers' assistants and are designed to celebrate the cultural differences of the children and families we serve. KULA has many licensed occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists on staff to provide needed care to the children who qualify for therapy services. And, KULA has nurses on staff to serve children with medical needs.

KULA's services also include developmental/psychological testing by a licensed psychologist, nutritional evaluations and consultations, and audiological evaluations. Our whole treatment team works together and with our patients' families to make sure each child's needs are met.

KULA typically treats children from birth to Kindergarten. However, we try to expand our services during the summer months to include elementary school-aged children with special needs. If you have a child who may benefit from our services, we would love to hear from you

POSITION PURPOSE

Directs and coordinates the daily operations of the Academy and ensures compliance with all regulations or regulatory and licensing agencies.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & BASIC DUTIES

• Leads all operations: medial, clinical, educational, and fiscal.
• Ensures that all services delivered are done so professionally.
• Ensures all services provided are billed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Oversees recruitment, selection, and retention of staff.
• Supervises and directs all staff including administrative, transportation, treatment room and clinical staff.
• Coordinates staff development and training activities to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies.
• Develops and implements the strategic marketing plan.
• Demonstrates initiative in leading and participates in on-going referral development activities.
• Oversees outcomes data collection and utilization for continuous quality improvement.
• Ensures all documentation conforms to regulatory compliance prior to initiating the service and billing process.
• Oversees all activities to provide the highest level quality care to children in a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Meet fiscal goals as developed in the annual plan.
• Ensures a positive and supportive relationship with patients and families.
• Completes a minimum of fifteen hours of relevant/approved in-service training per year as mandated by regulatory agencies.
• Reviews and monitors financial results.
• Displays leadership innovation in management techniques to enhance efficiency and delivery of clinical programs.
• Develops management reporting systems and protocols to ensure the large volume of activities performed meet the quality of work established by the Academy.
• Ensures complete compliance with applicable licensure and accreditation standards through maintenance of records of service, referrals, follow-up, etc.
• QUALIFICATIONS

Education/ Certification:

• A Bachelor's Degree in business, education, healthcare, or related field, plus one of the following:
• Current Arkansas Certification in Early Childhood Special Education
• A current Child Development Associate Certificate
• 12 hours of completed college courses in one of the following areas-early childhood, child development, special education/elementary education or child and family studies and documented experience in working with children with special needs

Experience/ Knowledge required:

• Minimum of two years of successful experience in a leadership position or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills/ Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with a wide variety of people
• Must be able to work with children birth to age 7 and families who are at risk
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy
• Basic computer skills which includes a working knowledge of database, word processing, spreadsheet, and Internet software
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a very busy environment
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, policies, and other company documents. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of families or employees of organization
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standard situations

Kids Unlimited Learning Academy provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.